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quarter
verb(quar-ter)
pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
Synonyms: draw, draw and quarter,
Examples:
In the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes.
quarter
noun(quar-ter)
one of four equal parts
Synonyms: fourth, fourth part, one-fourth, one-quarter, quartern, twenty-five percent,
Examples:
A quarter of a pound.
quarter
noun(quar-ter)
the rear part of a ship
Synonyms: after part, poop, stern, tail,
quarter
verb(quar-ter)
provide housing for (military personnel)
Synonyms: billet, canton,
quarter
noun(quar-ter)
a district of a city having some distinguishing character
quarter
noun(quar-ter)
a fourth part of a year; three months
Examples:
Unemployment fell during the last quarter.
quarter
noun(quar-ter)
an unspecified person
Examples:
He dropped a word in the right quarter.
quarter
noun(quar-ter)
a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
quarter
noun(quar-ter)
a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
quarter
noun(quar-ter)
a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar
Examples:
He fed four quarters into the slot machine.
quarter
noun(quar-ter)
a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
Examples:
It's a quarter til 4.
A quarter after 4 o'clock.
quarter
noun(quar-ter)
clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent
Examples:
He surrendered but asked for quarter.
quarter
verb(quar-ter)
divide by four; divide into quarters
quarter
verb(quar-ter)
divide into quarters
Examples:
Quarter an apple.
quarter
noun(quar-ter)
(football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided
Examples:
Both teams scored in the first quarter.
quarter
noun(quar-ter)
one of four periods into which the school year is divided
Examples:
The fall quarter ends at Christmas.
quarter
noun(quar-ter)
one of the four major division of the compass
Examples:
The wind is coming from that quarter.
quarter
noun(quar-ter)
piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp

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